Ella Project

Copyright & Contracts for Filmmakers Workshop on February 5th

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Presented by  Max Hass and Bri Whetstone

Tuesday, February 5th 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.

Launch Pad, 400 Poydras, Suite 900

We’re excited to launch our new workshop series on Copyright and Contracts. Supported by a grant from the Emerging Philanthropists of New Orleans, this series launches by addressing copyright and contract topics relevant to filmmakers and will cover a range of legal and business topics for artists developing their careers. This workshop will be an introduction to copyright issues, including an explanation of what copyrights are, information on registering copyrights, issues related to collaborations and commissions, an overview of work for hire agreements and other contracts commonly encountered by filmmakers and producers, and more!

NOTE: This workshop is an overview of certain areas of law concerning copyright and contract, and is intended for educational purposes only. The workshop will not provide legal advice. The Ella Project will be onsite to sign up qualified clients seeking pro bono assistance. 

 

Licensing Music to Film & TV Workshop January 23rd

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Sync Up Workshop:
LICENSING MUSIC TO FILM & TV:
Step One: Make Sure Your Copyrights are Registered
Wednesday, Jan. 23
5:30 p.m. at the Jazz & Heritage Center

Free, but Advance registration required.

The Ella Project is excited to  participate in this upcoming workshop,  a collaboration between the New Orleans Business Alliance and the Jazz & Heritage Foundation – which we see as the first step in a multi-phase effort to help more local artists get their music into film and TV productions.

The workshop features an interview with bounce rap star Big Freedia and her manager, Reid Martin of Midcitizen Entertainment, focusing on making a profitable business from a career as a musician – including licensing music to film and TV productions.

There also will be a panel discussion that explains the proper steps for registering copyrights for music, along with an overview of how best to approach film and TV productions for licensing music to them. Panelists include Robin Burgess, manager of Terence Blanchard and Quiana Lynell; film composer Jay Weigel; entertainment attorney Tim Kappel; and Victoria Adams Phipps of the New Orleans Business Alliance.

Those who attend can sign up for free assistance sessions with The Ella Project. In these sessions, attorneys will help musicians and songwriters not only organize their catalogs, but also take the necessary steps to register their copyrights.

In addition, the first 50 artists who register for the Jan. 23 workshop and attend complete an ELLA Project assistance session will earn a grant from the New Orleans Business Alliance to substantially offset the fees for registering copyrights.

Ella Project at Music Cities Summit

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The Ella Project was proud to produce a panel at the 2018 Music Cities Toronto: New Orleans: a Case Study on Cultural Heritage, Economic Development and Audience Development was moderated by Ella Project’s Ashlye Keaton, and featured Big Chief Howard Miller of the Creole Wild West discussing community engagement, Jordan Hirsch discussing A Closer Walk NOLA, and Melanie Merz discussing the latest developments with WWOZ.

This Summit was spearheaded in 2016 around the release of MusicCanada’s landmark Mastering a Music City report in 2015. This year, a follow up, Keys to a Music City, was released on May 12th. This new report focuses on many issues discussed recently in New Orleans, including the merits of a Night Mayor, revamping boards, and music offices, such as an export office. 

Other highlights include La Chasse Balcon, a public performance organization in Montreal inspired by the porch concerts of Lafayette, public libraries launching music instrument lending programs, programming high quality concerts in small towns, and empowering under served youth in media production via public/non profit partnerships. 

A major takeaway is that while New Orleans music continues to be celebrated worldwide, many cities and small towns across North America are devising their own deliberate music and culture strategies, and that our city has an opportunity to exchange with others and lead the dialogue around overarching music and culture policy. We also leave Canada so honored and humbled to speak on behalf of the amazing musicians, non profits, and audiences that make up our unique, strong culture. We look forward to working with our partners to enact positive changes to support an ecosystem where culture continues to thrive.

 

Ashlye Keaton teaches Copyright & Trademark workshop as part of NOCCA Institute Summer Studio

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The Ella Project will be part of The NOCCA Institute’s Summer Studio, teaching a Copyright & Trademark workshop on June 9th. Join Ella Project Co-Founder Ashlye Keaton as she discusses:

  • What copyright does for you
  • How to register your copyrights
  • What is (and isn’t) copyrightable
  • Do you need a trademark?
  • What’s the difference between copyright and trademark?

This is a multi-disciplinary workshop, covering musicians, visual artists, performing artists, filmmakers, writers, and all other creatives.

DATE AND TIME

Sat, June 9, 2018

10:00 AM – 12:00 PM CDT

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LOCATION

New Orleans Center for Creative Arts

2800 Chartres Street

New Orleans, LA 70117

To register, please click here.

Ella Project produces case study on New Orleans culture for Canadian Music Week

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The Ella Project is proud to partner with Music Policy Forum, Music Canada and Canadian Music Week to produce programming around the state of New Orleans music and culture to be presented at the annual Music Cities Summit as part of Canadian Music Week, which takes place in Toronto May 7 – 13, 2018.  The Ella Project conceived, co-produced and  is moderating the May 12th panel: New Orleans: A Case Study On Cultural Heritage, Economic Development and Audience Development in NOLA. Along with Ella Project co-founder Ashlye Keaton, who will serve as moderator, representatives from WWOZ, the New Orleans Mardi Gras Indian Council, the Ponderosa Stomp Foundation and A Closer Walk will discuss how their organizations support the broader cultural ecosystem as it pertains to cultural heritage, economic development and audience development in New Orleans.

Partnering with organizations such as Music Canada and Music Policy Forum builds on The Ella Project’s strategy to create a network of public policy makers with a deeper interest in the current successes and challenges of New Orleans cultural development. “This summit brings people engaged in music policy from across the world,” says Keaton. “We have a great opportunity to learn from them, but I also believe they have a great opportunity to learn from us. New Orleans culture continues to thrive, despite lack of significant public investment and a changing city. Channeling knowledge gained and shared at summits like this is key for New Orleans to engage policy discussions going forward into the new administration.”

For more information on the Music Cities Summit at Canadian Music Week, please visit www.musiccitiessummit.com and www.cmw.net/conferences/music-summit.

For a copy of The Mastering of a Music City report, please visit www.ifpi.org/downloads/The-Mastering-of-a-Music-City.pdf.

Visual Artist Business Boot Camp in St Francisville April 28-29

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Our Visual Artist Business Boot Camps roll on in St Francisville April 28-29th.

This program focuses on business management, grass roots marketing, and developing a  plan for artists to advance their art careers. Artists should leave with a greater understanding of how to think of their art as a business, how to confidently promote themselves and their artwork, and how to further develop a strategy for getting their work into the public.

The weekend program is facilitated by:
Gene Meneray, Co-Founder of The Ella Project
Ashlye Keaton, entertainment attorney and Co-Founder of The Ella Project
Katie Odell, gallerist and social media manager

There is no charge for this weekend workshop. Enrollment is limited.
To reserve a spot, contact Lynn Wood at birdmancoffee@bellsouth.net or 225-721-1296.
For more information, go to westfelicianaarts.com

 

 

For a detailed schedule of this weekend, please click here. 

Copyright and trademarking for artists with Ashlye Keaton workshop at NOCCA June 9

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Business of art class: Copyright and trademarking for artists with Ashlye Keaton

Time: Saturday, June 9 from 10am-12pm

Instructor: Ashlye Keaton

Location: NOCCA, 2800 Chartres Street

ABOUT THIS CLASS

Anyone who wants to have a successful career in the arts needs to be able to protect and distribute their work. Join Ella Project Co-Founder and Supervising Attorney Ashlye Keaton as she discusses:

  • What copyright does for you
  • How to register your copyrights
  • What is (and isn’t) copyrightable
  • Do you need a trademark?
  • What’s the difference between copyright and trademark?

This is a multi-disciplinary workshop, covering musicians, visual artists, performing artists, filmmakers, writers, and all other creatives.

REQUIREMENTS

No previous experience is required. Enrollment is limited to adults age 18 and older.

TO REGISTER

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/business-of-art-class-copyright-and-trademarking-for-artists-with-ashlye-keaton-tickets-44812989859

 

Copyright Workshop on April 26th as part of World IP Day

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Copyright workshop in conjunction with World IP Day

Every April 26, we celebrate World Intellectual Property Day to learn about the role that intellectual property rights (patents, trademarks, industrial designs, copyright) play in encouraging innovation and creativity.

 

This year, join Ella Project pro bono volunteers Max Hass and Bri Whetstone as they present Copyright Basics for the New Orleans Creative Community. This free workshop will be held on Thursday, April 26th at 12 noon at Mag’s 940 at 940 Elysian Fields. Please click here to RSVP.

Ella Project at Music Cities Think Tank

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The Ella Project was honored to participate in this year’s Music Cities Think Tank, hosted by Sound Music Cities at SWSW in Austin. This two day think tank brought together

music policy leaders from across North America to discuss issues including developing music friendly municipal policies, new revenue streams for musicians, the evolving role of non commercial radio, and more.

We’re excited to continue these conversations to bring the most progressive, music forward

public policies to New Orleans. Along with Austin, we met with music policy experts from:

  • Seattle
  • Washington Dc
  • San Antonio
  • Memphis
  • Victoria, BC
  • Portland, OR
  • London, ON
  • Milwaukee
  • Fort  Collins, CO

See more about the Think Tank here.